As thrifters and eBay sellers can attest, there has been an uptick in the value of vinyl records lately, as long-playing records in very good condition are racking up decent returns, up from the mere pennies they had been demanding lately. But the market is still hot for rare and collectible record albums with, as a recent auction...

Will Seippel, the founder and CEO of WorthPoint, spoke with Lee Mirabal and Jim “Griff” Griffith on eBay Radio’s Top Rate Seller Hour on Feb. 26, discussing, among other things, a carved turkey call that he found and later sold for several thousand dollars, as well as why he started WorthPoint. Listen Here: [playlist ids="2522432"] EBay Radio is...

From the Worthologist Archives comes a relatively rare estate find: a Studebaker Junior Wagon. Vintage car enthusiasts are likely familiar with Studebaker automobiles; they were manufactured form 1902 to1966. Studebaker began as a blacksmith shop in Indiana in 1852, and when the Civil War broke out the Studebaker brothers became a major vendor of supply wagons to the...

There is a cartoon that has been circulating in China that features two men and four baskets of apples. On each basket is the Apple computer company logo. One man asks the other: “Buddy, are you authorized to sell Apple?” to which the other replies “Authorized?” The reason behind this cartoon is that Chinese authorities have discovered and...

It will be the largest celebration of Circus ever. Circus enthusiasts from around the world will gather in West Springfield, Mass., to attend the very first Worldwide Circus Summit. Planning for this extraordinary event began more than two years ago and it will reach fruition at the Big E Fairgrounds on July 14 through 18, 2015. One of...

In this edition of the Antiques Auction Forum podcast, I talk with Levi Bettweiser about the Rescued Film Project and found film in the form of undeveloped rolls of film from locations all over the world, which are then developed and scanned to a digital archive. [caption id="attachment_2522377" align="alignright" width="300"] Levi Bettweiser looks over negatives developed from discarded...

Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie; took my lyrics to the auction hoping someone would buy. On April 7, 2015, Songwriter’s Hall of Fame inductee Don McLean will say “bye-bye” to the working manuscript and typed notes for his iconic 1971 hit “American Pie.” The 16 pages comprised of 237 lines of manuscript and 26 lines of typed text...

Recently, DC made a major announcement; one that shook DC collectors—old and new—to their very core. The New 52, DC’s relaunch of its entire line that took place a little more than three years ago, is coming to an end. According to the press release DC will be canceling 14 ongoing series in March, and then after its...

It seems that nearly every week, someone finds a classic car in a barn, garage or some other out-of-sight place. Recent finds include a rare Ferrari discovered under a pile of magazines in a barn in France, a 1969 Lamborghini Miura S left in an underground parking garage for three decades, and 60 classic cars left to rot...

The first mailed valentine was postmarked in 1806 in England. By the end of the 1800s, fancy valentines adorned with lace, ribbons, hearts and Cupids were all the rage. Mass-produced greeting cards, then postcards, followed. And, as they say, the rest is history. Before we get to postcard valentines, let’s review the history of the tradition. The origin...